Tales of Gratitude and Alchemy
YAWN. The hell. It’s 6:35 am and I haven’t been on my daily walk for days cuz it’s been pouring down almost nonstop in Manila. I miss looking for squirrels, picking up random feathers and getting my sinful Pugon bread for breakfast on the way home that I smother with butter because that’s what people do. Smother things with butter. (I can make so many jokes about this but I won’t because I might get canceled but the fact I am even mentioning it means I might actually enjoy getting canceled)
That was a long and stupid intro.
So. Let me write instead since Venus Retrograde is hitting my Mercury thrice in the 9th house this season and I’m spewing out bananas in this blog. Like, who even reads this? If you’re reading this, you’re bananas. And we can be banana friends.
Right, so The Alchemist. And no, I’m not talking about Paolo Coelho’s book, I’m talking about you! And me! We’re Alchemists! Yes we are! (Okay it’s too early for exclamation points).
So what am I talking about? A few blogs ago I talked about teaching my clients to turn any given event (usually of a negative nature) into a more positive one. It’s one of the very first lessons I learned as a healer, and one I continue to preach to others ’til this day. I call my loyal clients my Unicorn Cult, but honestly, they are more Unicorn Alchemists. Even before a session, they have already pondered on the questions they KNOW I’m going to ask. They already have answers…or semi-answers to the WHYs. They have already thought of the reasons why things aren’t going their way, and how this is actually a blessing in disguise.
Yep. They’re my Little Unicorn Cult Alchemists, and I’m so proud of them.
Okay. So we’re here alive right? Why the hell are we alive? There must be a reason. There must be a reason we were born in a particular family, we went to a particular school, we look a particular way, we grew up in a particular environment and we were given a particular set of talents. On the flipside, there also must be a reason why we weren’t given a particular upbringing, talent…etc. To add to that, there must be a reason why we are given certain tests and experiences in life. We good so far?
And then there’s the fork. Do we wallow in the sea of our circumstances or do we alchemize it and turn it into a tool instead? Don’t follow? Okay, here are some examples:
- There were two different times in my life where I could have lived abroad. One in 2009 when I was given a chance to become an English teacher in Poland and another in 2012 when I could have worked as an innkeeper welcoming tourists in Kyoto, Japan.
I didn’t know it at that time, but I made up some lame excuse not to follow through with Poland as I was scared to leave. As with Japan, I remember refusing the job offer, getting on a bus, and wondering if I had made a mistake. It wasn’t so much an excuse but more the fact that I had other plans (that didn’t even pan out).
There were moments of regret. A few months later I emailed the innkeeper asking if he was still interested in offering me the job, but he never replied. But later on I realized that even if it would have been an experience of a lifetime…I eventually wouldn’t have been happy. I would have gotten lonely and depressed. As much as I love Japan, I realized later on that this is a place for tourists, not for living. (Not for me anyway)
If I had gone to Poland and Japan, would I have become a healer? Maybe. Maybe not. All I know is I am happy with the choices I’ve made. That being said, I am now forging a new fork in the road because it is time to move on. - Just yesterday, another client told me that she was terminated from her job. As much as it hurt her feelings (and cut stable income) she couldn’t help but feel relief to no longer be working for something that wasn’t aligned to her any more.
- A different client was in a long suffering relationship that she couldn’t get out of for her own protection. Every time a bomb exploded, we’d find a way to alchemize the situation and find gratitude in misery — in an effort to shift the energy. We worked together for three years until finally the cords were cut and my client found her wings and flew.
*** I’m not saying we should thrive in misery. But in certain circumstances we need to find light in darkness. We need to learn certain lessons and skills that we wouldn’t be able to learn in different circumstances. - Another client had a major heart operation a few years back. The operation was a wake up call that her “Girl Boss” lifestyle wasn’t suited for her anymore and she needed to extricate completely. After many long years away from the corporate world, she finally went back but this time on her terms. No longer needing to prove her worth in a man’s world, she is now simply doing what she does best, making sure her mental and physical health are her priority.
Jupiter turns retrograde in Taurus starting September 4, and will stay this way until the end of January 2024. Jupiter the planet of Luck and Yes, might start saying No and HOW BOUT NO to you guys for a while (depending on your chart).
So be wise when there seems to be a block. Sometimes these so-called blocks are only there to see how smart you really are.
I can go on and on and on ‘cuz I like yapping, but let’s keep this blog short, since I dunno. I have other things to do. Like…breakdance.
So, how are you gonna use alchemy today?
Ciao mthf*krs,
brit
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